‘I got really into finding out about the ‘golden era’ of the illustrator reporter (about 1842-1900). Back then, newspapers realised that whenever an illustration was used, there was a huge increase in sales.

‘The public was eager to read at the time, but not everyone was literate. However, a story in illustration is independent of language and understood by all.

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‘Reportage is a story created by hand. It’s a direct response to a situation, rather than a portrayal of a moment. It doesn’t have to be visually correct, its more about what it feels like, than what it looks like.

‘It’s informed by your senses and shaped by opinion and emotion.

‘And I think that today, it’s more valuable than ever. Communication has become more and more visual, and we’re all sharing stories on a daily basis.’

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The inspiration for his own reportage drawing challenge came from Tim’s flatmates, who each challenge themselves to do something creative each day.

Once he started, Tim was hooked. He realised the project was bigger than just a daily drawing – it was a way to capture a ‘year long story’, charting the feeling of the year and all the things that had changed in tiny ways.

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‘Something I find amazing about looking back is that every drawing triggers memories of the entire day,’ says Tim.

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‘I can look back at any image and not only relive that moment, but also remember what I was doing before and after. Even down to details of the people I met that day and what music was playing at the time of drawing.

‘I also find it interesting to look back at certain times – and see how they affected us on an everyday level.

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‘There’s often a contrast between how the news talked about things, and how people talked about it.

‘For instance, we were bombarded with detailed disastrous news about Donald Trump in the media, but on an everyday level people were more likely to talk about the funny side of it.’

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Tim now wants to share his year of drawings with the world, and has launched a Kickstarter to turn his 2016 illustrations into a book. It’s fully funded, so it looks like the book is getting made.